Inspiration Friday 2024.03.01

Disclaimer: Inspiration Friday is a game. The money being spent is fictitious. Learn more here.

Inspiration: Happy Friday!
Today is the 61st day of 2024.

We have $61,000.00 today.
10% savings = $6,100.00
40% taxes = $24,400.00: This week I am expressing gratitude for these tax dollars being spent to support the San Isabel National Forest. It is in the state of Colorado. This National Forest was established in 1902. Then combined in 1973 with Pike National Forest and the Cimarron National Grasslands for administrative purposes. You will find among other wonders 19 Fourteeners to explore in the San Isabel landscapes. A fourteener is a mountain peak that exceeds 14,000 feet in elevation. Learn more here.

How will you be spending the remaining $30,500.00 today?

HERE IS MY PLAN: Unplug for Peace

“The greatest obstacles between you and the life of your dreams are imaginary. Products of your mind alone, fiction. Thoughts become things, make them good ones!” – Mike Dooley: Notes from the Universe

How are you showing up in the world?

For the last 15 years I have been participating in the annual Day of Unplugging. Which has expanded into a personal challenge of being electronic free for 90 minutes during my workday. Overall, this practice has improved my meditation time, increased the number of pages that I read, and deepened conversations with my husband. Imagine being electronic-free for 24 hours. What if unplugging generates peace and calm in your day? Today is the 15th annual Global Day of Unplugging. It begins at sundown, Friday, March 1st, 2024. It is a 24-hour event focusing on reconnecting with yourself and the people who matter in your life.  Are you up for the challenge? Another option is creating your electronic free experiment. Be kinder to you by unplugging on purpose. What can you choose now? I am writing letters and reading books.

What if unplugging does generate peace and calm? What if it is that simple?

How are you showing up in the world?

$100.00: for self-care. This week I am buying stamps. Instead of email or texting, I am handwriting letters to send in the mail. Connection matters. Do something that makes you feel good about yourself. I am writing and mailing letters.

$0.00 Priceless: Scroll less, read more. What if we schedule electronic free appointments into our daily life? How still can you stand it?

Respond with love. Repeat. What would it take?

$9,000.00: These funds are supplying the local hospital with cards and board games to provide non-electronic options for families to play and connect with their loved ones.

$20,400.00: I am contributing funds to our community library so that more materials are available for those who want to unplug and spend time with a good book. Buy a book, read a book, give a book away. What are you contributing to live in a better world in 2024?

$1000.00: for a date with my husband. This week’s date includes dinner by candlelight, and a jar of questions to inspire our conversations during this electronic free challenge. How loved can you stand it?

FLOW FIVE FRIDAY: Current “real” life expressions of gratitude, love, and contribution to wellbeing.

$5.00: this week’s five-dollar bill went to the Unplug Collaborative. The address is 14900 Magnolia Blvd. #5089, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413. I am choosing to be the energy of what works in life.

Five Increments of Time: This week I helped a friend navigate the initial emotions of a cancer diagnosis.   Being there. How are you “Flowing Five” this week?

Well-Being: Something that I am doing or not doing for self-care in real time.

I am challenging myself to unplug from electronics for 90 minutes during daytime hours. What are you doing or not doing for self-care?

Planet Awareness: Contributing to the health of Earth.

Did you know that light pollution is a significant threat for birds and other wildlife? Research indicates that the artificial lighting emitted from our electronics can alter the natural patterns of light and dark in ecosystems. The International Dark-Sky Association suggests the following easy ways for individuals to reduce light pollution:

1. Turn Off Lights When Not in Use.
2. Use Fewer Lights When Inside.
3. Keep the Blinds and Drapes Closed at Night.
4. Avoid Driving at Night.
5. Turn Off All Lights When Going to Sleep.
6. When Going Outside, Point Your Lights Towards the Ground.
7. Use Night Shift Settings on All Devices
8. Let Your Eyes Adjust to Less Light Instead of Turning on Lights.
9. Unplug from Devices as the Sun Sets
10. Use Only Downward Facing Lights Inside When you Can.
11. What are you doing for the health of our planet?

Hold Space or Contribute to a Friends Life Intention:

This week I am supporting my friend Irene. One of her living intentions is to be a traveling nurse. She is in her last semester of college and has started to apply for jobs. You can help support Irene’s living intention by imagining her having a great first year experience. A happy nurse expands wellbeing for us all!

Choose joy. Be kind. Love others and strive to be a better human. What would it take?

Choose to feel good. Be Joy. 
Practice gratitude. Amplify Kindness. Expand Generosity. 
Ask, Receive, and Give with More Ease. 
Respond to life with Love.

PS: If you have been playing with me for several years, below are the current daily deposits in other years Vibrational Accounts:

2014 today is the 3705th day giving us $3,705,000.00 to spend
2015 today is the 3358th day giving us $3,358,000.00 to spend
2016 today is the 2976th day giving us $2,976,000.00 to spend
2017 today is the 2615th day giving us $2,615,000.00 to spend
2018 today is the 2251stday giving us $2,251,000.00 to spend
2019 today is the 1886thday giving us $1,886,000.00 to spend
2020 today is the 1522nd day giving us $1,522,000.00 to spend
2021 today is the 1256th day giving us $1,256,000.00 to spend
2022 today is the 789th day giving us $789,000.00 to spend
2023 today is the 426th day giving us $426,000.00 to spend